PLEASE NOTE THE SWALLOW CHURCHGATE HOTEL CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER 2014. THIS PAGE IS FOR HISTORICAL INTEREST ONLY AND THE DETAILS RELATE TO WHEN IT WAS STILL OPEN AND TRADING IN 2014.
Hotel in Detail:
The Swallow Churchgate hotel is set back from the road and in its very landscaped gardens. Despite considerable refurbishment and additional sections over the years the hotel still retains many of the original 17th century features period features. These include fine oak beams and an inglenook fireplace within the restaurant.Each guest bedroom has satellite Television, wireless internet access, tea/coffee tray, trouser press, iron and ironing board, direct dial telephone with dial-up modem point. Every room has its own bathroom facilities.
Room options include family sized bedrooms (with bunk beds), executive class bedrooms, hotel suites and a four poster bed room.
The extra facilities within the executive rooms (there are 22 of these) include a spa bath and a safe and these rooms occupy there own section of the hotel.
Room service runs 24/7.
Dining Options:
Manor Restaurant: This brassiere restaurant can be described as having a warm cosy ambience. This is the oldest section of the building and has a period feel. It serves British and Continental cuisine and has a large wine list.Restaurant open: 07.00 till 09.15 (07.30 till 10.00 Saturday, 08.00 till 10.15 Sunday), 12.30 till 14.00 (till 18.00 Sunday, closed Saturday), 18.30 till 21.30 (till 21.00 Sunday).
Chantry Bar: Has its own terrace with views over the hotel grounds which is opened up in the summer weather permitting and where guests can enjoy bar snacks. Serves a full range of drinks.
There are seven meeting/event rooms, many of which have air-conditioning and all of which have good natural daylight. The largest room can handle up to 160 delegates.
The Swallow Churchgate hotel boasts its own leisure centre (free for guests) which is located within the heart of the hotel. Here you will find a good sized indoor heated swimming pool plus a kids sized pool, spa bath, sauna, sunbed and small gymnasium. Beauty treatments available if booked in advance (charges apply).
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Railway Station: Harlow Mill 0.9 miles (1.4 km), Tube Station: Epping 6.3 miles (10.1 km), Motorway: M11 Junction 7 2.7 miles (4.3 km).The Swallow Churchgate Hotel Harlow is a listed country house hotel. Originally built in 1651 in a Jacobean style around a Chantry House. Over the years the building has been extended and modernised. The location is within a small village on the north eastern edge of Harlow, is a medium size town of around 80,000 residents and was one of the original New Towns built just after the second world war II. It has good amenities including a busy town centre. The area itself has a long history and includes notable heritage sites including a Roman Temple site. The Swallow Churchgate Hotel is only 0.7 miles from the M11, however the nearest junction is just over 3 miles to the north at Bishops Stortford. Using the M11 you have a direct link to Stansted airport or down to east London to pick up the North Circular A406 dual carriageway or the M25 (12 miles) London orbital motorway. Just a short way down the road is the Queens Head Pub where they serve homemade food along with the beers. Local places of interest include the Gibberd Garden (0.7 miles) ( 50 sculptures and a moated castle), Pets Corner (2.1 miles) in Harlow Town Park (small farm with a collection of animals) and Harlow museum (2.9 miles).
Bedrooms Numbers: 85
Check-in: 14.00 (2pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
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This hotel is listed as being closed since 2014.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 71% by past guests. The London average is 79% and the average for 3 star hotels is 76%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) .
Swallow Hotels have an average guest rating of 71%. The Swallow Churchgate Hotel - Stansted with its rating of 71% is therefore not just well above average for this chain but is our highest rated Swallow hotel.
Compared to surrounding hotels: The hotels rating of 71% is 3% below the 74% average guest rating for the area around Stansted. This makes the hotel just below the average rating for the vicinity.
Milesfaster ranking: 655th from 801 London hotels, 1st of 1 Swallow Hotels, 21st of 27 Stansted hotels, and 229th of 313 three star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
A similar hotel nearby (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) would be the 3 star Green Man Hotel Old Harlow,
where rates start from £39 and which has a 77% guest satisfaction rating. The Green Man Hotel Old Harlow also offers: free WiFi.
Why not choose a hotel with a higher customer satisfaction score? If that is what your after then the 3 Star Premier Inn Stansted Airport is potentially a good choice for you. Note though that the Premier Inn Stansted Airport is 7.9 miles (12.7) from the Swallow Churchgate Hotel - Stansted. A highly rated hotel with a guest score of 87%.
Comment: After the Swallow group went into administration in September 2006 the hotel was sold to Crerar Hotels, part of the Northern British Trust Group in November 2006. In 2008 the hotel was put up for sale by investment firm F&C Reit Asset Management. Closed in 2014 and was then bought by Longmont Properties.
Parts of the building date back to around 1600, when it was a chantry house to the local church. It is believed the property was sold by the crown into private ownership in the early 17th century and the house was constructed around 1650.